Cultural appropriation or appreciation?
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Halloween is a fun time for people to explore their creativity and walk around in various costumes or as characters. But when does your costume shift from fun to disrespectful?
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U Remembers
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“The Power of Propaganda” theme for this year’s event commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, reflects on the historical actions leading to the Holocaust and pulls parallels to contemporary social issues.
Read MoreINCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS
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More than 250 faculty and staff at the U met with two national experts to learn about how student learning is promoted through creation of inclusive environments.
Read More2017 PRIDE WEEK
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Julio Salgado, a visual artist who describes himself as an artist who happens to be undocumented and queer, will be on campus as part of the 2017 Pride Week events on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.
Read MoreINCLUSIVE EARTH
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Geoscientists found a group that aims to facilitate a respectful dialogue about safety, bias, and diversity in their college.
Read MoreUPDATE ON TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
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Information and resources for international students and scholars in response to the Presidential Proclamation issued Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, that creates a new set of restrictions on travel for nationals from Iran, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Chad, North Korea and Venezuela.
Read MoreBLACK PROGRAMMING SERIES
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New committee at the U formed to highlight black struggles, act as a mechanism to engage current students, bring black communities together and retain students and faculty in a joint effort.
Read MoreOUR VALUES AND FREE SPEECH
A message from President Pershing on the expression of ideas, which allows students, researchers and educators to advance new ideas and new knowledge.
Read MoreHAPPENING ON CAMPUS
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The university is working to provide a safe environment on campus for both those who want to attend Ben Shapiro’s speech as well as those opposed to his appearance at the U this month.
Read MoreRespecting the 1st Amendment
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Events ranging from a white nationalists’ rally in Charlottesville, home to the University of Virginia, to scheduled appearances of conservative commentator Ben Shapiro at UC Berkeley and the University of Utah have prompted cheers and jeers and many questions about the parameters of the First Amendment.
Read MoreWHAT IS WHITE PRIVILEGE?
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Understanding “white privilege” as a helpful way to open one’s mind to the advantages that come with being white in America and what people of color experience in states like Utah and on campuses such as the U, where they are a small segment of the community.
Read MoreHATE IN AMERICA
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Assistant professor Richard Medina and doctoral student Emily Nicolosi are studying the patterns of hate groups. @theU sat down with Medina and Nicolosi to talk about their research and the current climate of hate.
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